The funeral of former Blue Chip
Casinos Director Barry de Lacy took place yesterday in Dudley. Dean Wood,
aged 27, of Langley Moor, County Durham, is accused of his murder and the
trial is scheduled for July.

Steve Wynn has apparently paid £20.5
million for the Turner "Giudecca, La Donna della Salute and San Giorgio".
The previous record for a British painting was for The Lock by John Constable
which sold for £12 million in 1990.